Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Back down to the river again

Walking through Astoria Park I see a length of old nylon rope that
glints in the sun like the body of a snake in the spring grass and for
a moment my muscles tense, ready to run and I'm surprised at this
extremely natural reaction to a simple thing in the most unnatural of
environments.

Down by the water I immediately notice the smell of salt...Only the
second time since I moved that I've been able to smell the sea. My
sailor's blood churns beneath my skin, not unlike the waters of the
Hellgate.

Along the shore there is a place where the beach is made up entirely
of glass... Thousands of tiny pieces of blues and greens, remnants of
bottles that were discarded into the water for whatever reason....
Drifting along until the tide gathered them all along a ten foot
stretch of land.. What strikes me most is not the sparkly sight, but
the fact that when the waves crash on the shore it makes a noise like
the clinking of champagne glasses or the crystals of a chandelier.
That is so New York, hints of glamour in the dingiest of places.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Walked down to the waterfront today
In general I find the rivers around New York to be kind of sinister
anyway...
But add a gray, misty day and the ghostly silhouettes of grand bridges
and buildings and you get a recipe for the chills.
Mostly just walked among the expected detritus-- rusted crab traps,
rotted lengths of rope, condom wrappers, broken beer bottles, empty
oyster shells. Looking down into the water. Waiting to see something
but not sure what.
Some kids just yelled "you look like elvis!" from a bus. Compliment? I
think so...

Monday, May 4, 2009

I started running
The concrete turned to sand
I started running
And things didn't turn out as planned

Sunday, May 3, 2009

This am

Me: Lindsay! Brunch!
Lindsay (asleep on the couch): meh so sleeeeepy...
Adam: diana! Your clothes are falling off of you!!
Me: did you hear that, Lindsay? I'm wasting away over here! Now let's
go eat!!
Adam: really, though, you've lost weight, haven't you?
Me: yeah, these pants were tight this morning.

Monday, April 13, 2009

I'll take a quiet life

So.
Things have settled down or blown over or whatever you want to call it
and now s is my boss and only my boss and even that is temporary.

One of the owners, when signing a copy of his book for my dad, wrote "
your daughter is great and you can't have her back. Sorry." which is
silly but always makes me smile. I may not be working for David Chang
or Thomas Keller but I still can't help but feel a bit like I've done
pretty well.
That being said, not sure how much longer I can work these 12,13,14
hour days..

Saturday, March 14, 2009

My mom worries that I'm too cold (I'm not). She should be worried that
I'm listening to too much modest mouse (I am).